Birds to See in Chad in February
41 bird species on our list for Chad are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, Spur-winged Goose, Wood Sandpiper and Ruff. New this month: African Jacana, House Sparrow, Grey Heron and Rose-ringed Parakeet and 28 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Chad’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 41 birds in February
41 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.74% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 1.37% in Feb
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisPassage migrantCommon75–115 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 1.22% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 1.20% in Feb
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 1.09% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.07% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 1.07% in Feb
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantCommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.94% in Feb
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantCommon48–56 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.94% in Feb
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.88% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.84% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.82% in Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaPassage migrantCommon63–73 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.77% in Feb
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.77% in Feb
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantCommon26–28 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.71% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantCommon48–66 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.69% in Feb
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.67% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantCommon53–63 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.66% in Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.66% in Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.58% in Feb
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.54% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Common OstrichStruthio camelusPassage migrantCommon210–275 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.51% in Feb
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.51% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantCommon38–42 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.51% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.45% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantCommon78–90 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.41% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.36% in Feb
WheatearOenanthe oenantheWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.32% in Feb
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusWinter visitorCommon33–36 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.28% in Feb
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb · 0.28% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb · 0.24% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb · 0.24% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.22% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusPassage migrantUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.21% in Feb
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.21% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.15% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb · 0.13% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.11% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb · 0.07% in Feb
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made